AI reads emotions to predict bipolar episodes
NCT ID NCT07573839
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This observational study is testing whether a computer can predict when someone with bipolar disorder might relapse. Researchers will collect voice, text, eye movements, and brain signals from 200 patients and 200 healthy volunteers. The goal is to build a model that spots early warning signs of a mood episode.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could lead to a tool that helps doctors predict when a bipolar patient might relapse, allowing earlier intervention.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early exploratory study, not a treatment trial. The model may not be accurate enough for real-world use, and results may not apply to non-Chinese populations.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 400 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Apr 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
1\. patients with bipolar disorder; 2. healthy controls.
- Ages
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18 to 64 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Patients group inclusion criteria: * Patients who have previously met or currently meet the diagnostic criteria for bipolar disorder according to DSM-5, whose condition and treatment are currently stable, and who cooperate with the assessment; * Age ≥18 years, \<65 years; * Han Chinese ethnicity; * Sufficient visual and auditory abilities to complete the necessary examinations for the study; * Understanding the study content and signing the informed consent form. If the patient is unable to sign the informed consent form personally due to low education level or other reasons, it may be signed by a relative or guardian on their behalf. exclusion criteria: * The presence of intellectual disability or other conditions that significantly affect the patient's current mental state; * the patient has a serious or unstable physical illness, including: neurological disorders (delirium, dementia, stroke, epilepsy, migraine, etc.), congestive heart failure, angina pectoris, myocardial infarction, arrhythmia, hypertension (including untreated or uncontrolled hypertension), malignant tumors, immunodeficiency, and blood glucose levels higher than 12 mmol/L; or other diseases that may interfere with the test assessment (abnormal indicators more than twice the normal value). Healthy controls group inclusion criteria: * Age ≥ 18 years, \< 65 years; * Han Chinese ethnicity; * Gender matched to the patient group; * Sufficient visual and auditory ability to complete the necessary examinations for the study; * Understanding of the study content and signing of informed consent; * No family history of mental illness. exclusion criteria: * Individuals with a mental disorder conforming to DSM-5, or those with suspicious mental symptoms but not meeting the diagnostic criteria; * Individuals with severe physical illness that makes it difficult to complete the necessary examinations.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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How to take part
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The places running it
1 site. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Shanghai Mental Health Center
RECRUITINGShanghai, China
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